clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
cease-fire; truce; armistice
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
single word; a few words; brief comment
major incident; major happening; big scandal
first time; first; initial
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
war; battle; match; game; competition
in history; ever; historical
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
those (near the second person)
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)